Sentences with phrase «called old wives tales»

What is interesting is that some of these so - called old wives tales actually have been borne out and science backs them up.

Many scoff at the notion and call this an old wives tale, but with the shunning of pesticides and a revived interest homeopathic remedies, alternative treatments are always worth looking into.

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Call it an «old wives» tale» or urban legend, cats do not suck the breath out of babies!

He starts by fixing the broken: «Before the internet could assume its fundamental duties of myth - busting and old - wives - tale - wrastlin», there was a rumor going around that Nintendo meant to call the gorilla from landmark game Donkey Kong «Monkey Kong,» but the «M» got changed into a «D» along the way.»

The text that Rirkrit Tiravanija has placed prominently on this weather vane - like sculpture reads «hurricanes always call twice, hurricanes always call at night» — foreboding words that put in mind old wives» tales.